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The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores (2019)

The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores (2019)

History Documentary
Release Date: 2019, December 13
Directors: Marc Serena
Countries: Spain
Production: Fora de Quadre, Toned Media
Cast: Negro Bey, Manuel Carrero Blanco, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Teodoro Nguema Obiang

Overview:

The ruthless dictator Teodoro Obiang has ruled Equatorial Guinea with an iron hand since 1979. Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel is the most translated Equatoguinean writer, but he had to flee the country in 2011, after starting a hunger strike denouncing the crimes of the dictatorship. Since then, he has lived in Spain, feeling that, despite the risks, he must return and fight the monster with words.

Keywords:

portrait of an artist west africa colonialism african history political activism equatorial guinea african dictator